Apparently, Ryan Bader's plan in his fight against Matt Mitrione, is to take him to the floor and use his fight to tire him out during the 15 minutes.

If that's the case, it's fine with Mitrione, who was consulted by the American news portal MMAJunkie.

"I'm happy Bader feels so safe. The fact that Bader is saying what he's saying, 'Mitrione is going to tire, I'm going to tire him, blah, blah, blah.' You can plan to tire me, but the point is that you have to tire me out first, it means you have to last enough for me to get tired. And I do not see that happening. "

Mitrione and Bader will face off at Bellator 207 on October 12 in Connecticut, in the semifinals of the heavyweight Grand Prix, and the winner will advance to the final to get a shot at the vacant title.

Bader, after his last fight, recognized the size and speed of Mitrione, but said he knew there was an area that could explode.

"Where he lacks a little is in his fight, where I'm great," Bader told MMAjunkie. "My cardio is one of the best at 205 lbs, so I also have that for me. It's one of those intriguing fights. I hope to leave and definitely use my strengths safely. "

Consulted to Mitrione on these sayings, it takes it of good way.

"I'm glad. I like it a lot, "said Mitrione. "But it's going to be very uncomfortable to sleep in front of everyone."

Bader opened as the betting favorite for his fight with Mitrione. The winner will face the winner of the semifinal between Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen, who heads Bellator 208 the following night.